Canadian Radio Astronomy Summer Institute and Extended School
from
Monday, 25 May 2026 (09:00)
to
Thursday, 28 May 2026 (17:00)
Monday, 25 May 2026
09:15
What it takes to build a radio telescope
-
Matt Dobbs
What it takes to build a radio telescope
Matt Dobbs
09:15 - 10:15
10:15
Introduction to RADEATE and CRASIES
-
Alice Curtin
Adrian Liu
Introduction to RADEATE and CRASIES
Alice Curtin
Adrian Liu
10:15 - 10:30
10:30
Coffee break
Coffee break
10:30 - 11:00
11:00
Fundamentals of Radiation Part I
-
Nic Cowan
Fundamentals of Radiation Part I
Nic Cowan
11:00 - 12:00
12:00
Lunch
Lunch
12:00 - 13:00
13:00
Fundamentals of Radiation Part II
-
Lauren Rhodes
Fundamentals of Radiation Part II
Lauren Rhodes
13:00 - 14:00
14:00
Coffee break
Coffee break
14:00 - 14:30
14:30
Astrostatistics
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Amanda Cook
Astrostatistics
Amanda Cook
14:30 - 15:30
15:30
Antenna and receiver fundamentals
-
Kristine Spekkens
Antenna and receiver fundamentals
Kristine Spekkens
15:30 - 16:30
Tuesday, 26 May 2026
09:00
Signal processing
-
Libby Berkhout
Signal processing
Libby Berkhout
09:00 - 10:00
10:00
Coffee
Coffee
10:00 - 10:30
10:30
Lab: Digital signal processing and stochastic processes
-
Mohan Agrawal
Lab: Digital signal processing and stochastic processes
Mohan Agrawal
10:30 - 11:30
11:30
Basics of Interferometry Part I
-
Alice Curtin
Basics of Interferometry Part I
Alice Curtin
11:30 - 12:15
12:15
Lunch
Lunch
12:15 - 13:15
13:15
Basics of Interferometry Part II
-
Laura Fissel
Basics of Interferometry Part II
Laura Fissel
13:15 - 14:00
14:00
Lab: Build a telescope using a Wok
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Felix Thiel
Mayukh Bagchi
Lab: Build a telescope using a Wok
Felix Thiel
Mayukh Bagchi
14:00 - 19:00
Wednesday, 27 May 2026
09:00
Applications: Pulsars
-
Robert Main
Applications: Pulsars
Robert Main
09:00 - 09:30
09:30
Polarization
-
Ayush Pandhi
Polarization
Ayush Pandhi
09:30 - 10:30
10:30
Coffee
Coffee
10:30 - 11:00
11:00
Applications: 21-cm
-
Adrian Liu
Applications: 21-cm
Adrian Liu
11:00 - 11:30
11:30
Applications: Disks/protostellar environments
-
Sarah Sadavoy
Applications: Disks/protostellar environments
Sarah Sadavoy
11:30 - 12:00
12:00
Lunch
Lunch
12:00 - 13:00
13:00
Activities
Activities
13:00 - 14:45
14:45
Coffee
Coffee
14:45 - 15:15
15:15
Activities
Activities
15:15 - 17:00
Thursday, 28 May 2026
09:00
How to navigate graduate school
How to navigate graduate school
09:00 - 09:45
Faculty panel
09:45
Skill building
Skill building
09:45 - 11:30
11:30
Lunch
Lunch
11:30 - 12:30
12:30
Canadian SKA Meeting
Canadian SKA Meeting
12:30 - 17:00